Myra is Director of Communications and Engagement and is responsible for leading PR, awareness raising and digital communications. Myra has worked in children’s palliative care for the last ten years, starting out at ACT and then joining the Together for Short Lives team following the merger of Act and Children’s Hospices UK in 2011.

She’s passionate about driving the charity’s digital strategy and finding new ways to communicate the needs and experience of children and families and strives to give a voice to children, young people and families.

Myra has a long track record in communications, publishing and events; her experience includes brand development, celebrity management, digital communications, membership engagement and events. Prior to working at Together for Short Lives Myra managed communications at Women’s Aid, Centrepoint, University of Bristol and Bristol City Council.